Vote Overview:This overview gives a summary over the status of the votes given in messages later on this thread. Topic of the votes are changes asked from community members and how quick should they be solved. Additional votes can bes added by any member, but should also added and maintained in this section by this member

I've quoted the original proposal, since there was later on a really good suggestion.

Quote:

Personally I would prefer a mini voting system, where changes/improvements can be added and voted by the community.

In that way we can show which things should be changed next or maybe also should be changed as soon as possible.

It should contain the following informations:

Title:
Add the possibility to change all markups on the product page
Description
Since product inventory is so slow, changing the markups direct on the product page should be possible
Votes
Should be done immediately: [vote]
(number of given votes)
Should be done in the next possible release: [vote]
(number of given votes)
Should be done: [vote]
(number of given votes)
Not needed at all: [vote]
(number of given votes)

Any community comments to this proposal?
(wasn't there a php programmer here looking to support the community)

Since the introduction of "My SHapeways" there's no link to the shop's entry page.

Maybe we can use one thread for this topic using the standard mechanism.
A general overview about feature requests or bug handling can be parsed out of this thread automatically and added to the top page on a monthly or biweekly base.

If we come to a final conclusion of the wording we would have a comunity system representing the most important questions.

I've added such a voting summary at the beginning, also with reference to the message where the voting has been raised. I've also checked that adding a new vote is possible, so the machanism should work.
Thanks to trompevenlo for this proposal. The system seems already offer the neceesary options to do this task.
So I've added a new vote for a thing I want to be resolved.

The product inventory page is basically a primitive spreadsheet with VERY limited functionality. As repeatedly mentioned in the forums, maintaining more than a few items in this pseudo-spreadsheet is a nightmare.

The proposed export/import functionality would allow show owners to download their product inventory and load into an Excel spreadsheet for offline use, enabling all well-established spreadsheet functionality, like

The modified spreadsheet file would then be saved (in CSV-format), re-uploaded and the shop with all products would be updated in one shot.

Possible import errors would be reported in real time after upload (no email, please!!!)

benefit:

This very un-cool solution
- is comparably easy to implement and does not require a lot of fancy web-site/AJAX-programming
- is easy to use for the majority of people who do not have API-programming skills
- enables every shop owner to maintain his products in his preferred manner

Discussions over slowness, markup calculation weirdness, scrollbars etc. pp. would become obsolete.
Community members may even start sharing some of their Excel macros or alike.